"a pitiless pilot, a quantum quintet, reinforced racers, a spacefaring superstar and terraforming tourists.
Tables for P to T using alliteration to create ideas for encounters for Science Fiction. Tables for P, Q, R, S and T.
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Alliterative Adversaries A to Z for Science Fiction
An artificial admiral, ageless adepts or an ambushing amoeba...to use as allies, antagonists, enemies, villains and encounters.
Pick a letter or roll for one, roll a d10 (or choose) for the Adjectives column, and then for the Adversary and combine.
Entries have a default choice, and an alternative in italics. So if you don't like the first result, there may be another combination you like without rolling again.
There is a pdf of these and more tables on Drive Thru RPG as Science Fiction Alliterative Adversaries.
Science Fiction Alliteration - A-E | F-J | K-O | P-T | U-Z | all sci-fi
P is for a Pioneering Planetoid
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pioneering or precise | planetoid or programme |
| 2 | plasma or political | professionals or pets |
| 3 | provocative or plated | pilot or patrol |
| 4 | pursued or precarious | pursuers or pilgrims |
| 5 | parasitic or prepared | passengers or predators |
| 6 | pulsing or pragmatic | pack or politician |
| 7 | poised or paradox | professor or patron |
| 8 | pitiless or privileged | pirates or precursors |
| 9 | plantlike or paralysing | probe or preacher |
| 10 | programmed or paid | peacekeepers or pods |
Q is for a Quarantined Quadrupeds
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | quarantined or quelling | quadrupeds or quacks |
| 2 | quiet or quartered | quartermaster or quasit |
| 3 | quick or quantifying | quitters or quadbikes |
| 4 | quality or quadratic | queen or quarter-finalist |
| 5 | questioning or queenly | quailfolk or quarterbacks |
| 6 | queasy or quivering | quester or Q |
| 7 | quantum or quixotic | quintet or questgiver |
| 8 | quarrelling or quilled | quorum or quizmaster |
| 9 | questing or quipping | qualifiers or quadruplets |
| 10 | quintessential or quartz | quarrier or questioner |
R is for a Rapid Researcher
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | rapid or radiant | researcher or rig |
| 2 | repairing or raving | rejects or riders |
| 3 | radioactive or recycling | recruiter or renegade |
| 4 | ruthless or rebellious | rogue or recluse |
| 5 | rampaging or ramming | rebels or rodents |
| 6 | rich or repurposed | replicant or regulator |
| 7 | relentless or repressive | raiders or rivals |
| 8 | replicating or rocklike | regiment or reporter |
| 9 | reinforced or reptilian | racers or risen |
| 10 | reflective or retro | robot or ruler |
S (and a few C-) is for Silver Smugglers
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | silver or scanning | smugglers or skimmers |
| 2 | sabotaging or salvage | spacecraft or slime |
| 3 | skittering or synthetic | superstar or surgeon |
| 4 | shielded or spherical | snipers or servitors |
| 5 | superior or supernatural | specialist or simulation |
| 6 | spacefaring or silent | syndicate or scavenger |
| 7 | spiteful or shapeshifting | scouts or shipmates |
| 8 | scorched or cybernetic | squad or scoundrel |
| 9 | superhuman or security | shipwright or swarm |
| 10 | symbiotic or squat | scientists or survivors |
T is for a Transforming Troopers
| d10 | Adjective | Adversary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | transforming or tooled | troopers or twins |
| 2 | titanic or time-travelling | tank or tyrant |
| 3 | targeting or teleporting | trader or technician |
| 4 | telekinetic or tyrannical | terminator or tactician |
| 5 | tireless or time-worn | telepaths or tourists |
| 6 | tactical or templated | troubleshooter or titan |
| 7 | terraforming or tagged | taskforce or telepath |
| 8 | treacherous or trusted | transport or trainer |
| 9 | tainted or terrifying | toughs or torpedoes |
| 10 | telepathic or temporary | technomancer or team |
Alliterative Adversaries
There is a pdf of these and more tables on Drive Thru RPG as Science Fiction Alliterative Adversaries.
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